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In the early minutes of Laura Casabe’s sweltering horror-adjacent drama, The Virgin of The Quarry Lake, a homeless vagrant is nearly beaten to death in a middle-class neighbourhood. Bearing passing resemblance to the creature behind the Winkies in Mulholland Drive, and looking straight at the camera, he shambles away from a puddle of his own blood, leaving his shopping cart full of belongings, and possibly some dead animals, to rot in the heat, in the middle of the street. As an omen or a metaphor, it is particularly effective. Set during one of Argentina’s darkest periods, the crippling financial crisis in the early years of the 21st century, when the country had rolling blackouts and water shortages, we follow Natalia, her girlfriends, Mariela, and...

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“Mother of Flies,” a small independent film from Fantasia regulars the Adams family, has won the jury-selected Cheval Noir award for best film at the 29th Fantasia Film Festival.

Acquired by Shudder in advance of the festival, “Mother of Flies” is written and directed by John Adams, Zelda Adams, and Toby Posner and also stars the family trio, as well as daughter Lulu Adams. One of the buzziest films at the festival, it is also the first U.S. film to win Fantasia’s coveted Cheval Noir for Best Film.

In the Cheval Noir jury statement, jury president Pascal Plante wrote, “This might not be the film with the most means or the flashiest camerawork, but it’s a film that, in a meta way, reminds us why we even bother to make films in the first place. [It’s] an earnest film; a true indie that feels authentic, vital, and impeccably crafted.

La nueva edición tendrá como eje temático el cruce entre el humor y lo fantástico. © Sitges

Apuntad en vuestra agenda cinéfila: del 9 al 19 de octubre, la ciudad costera de Sitges volverá a metamorfosearse en la capital del cine fantástico. Hoy, durante la rueda de prensa celebrada en la Fàbrica Moritz Barcelona, Ángel Sala y Mònica Garcia i Massagué, Director Artístico del Festival y Directora de la Fundación, respectivamente, han ofrecido el primer gran anticipo de la programación del Festival de Sitges 2025, con el cruce entre el humor y el género fantástico como hilo conductor.

En su edición número 58, el Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya inaugurará con Alpha, el nuevo largometraje de la cineasta francesa Julia Ducournau, que se convierte en la tercera mujer en inaugurar Sitges después de que lo hicieran Mary Harron y Ana Lily Amirpour. Esta vez, su nueva película explora un mundo distópico que funciona...

In this episode, we explore horror cinema as an expression of deep-rooted social trauma and a form of liberation.Argentine filmmaker Laura Casabé has become a key figure in her country’s contemporary horror scene. Her films Benavidez’s Case (2016) and The Returned (2019) have screened at international festivals including Rotterdam, Sitges, Guadalajara, and Mar del Plata. In these stories, she constructs eerie, violent worlds that serve as sharp critiques of societal norms. Her fourth feature, The Virgin of the Quarry Lake (2025), is an adaptation of short stories by acclaimed writer Mariana Enríquez. It was selected for the Sundance Film Festival and won the Best Argentine Feature award at last month’s Bafici.María Fernanda Ampuero is an Ecuadorian writer and journalist. Her debut short story collection, Cockfight, marked her as one of the most compelling voices in contemporary Latin American literature. With raw prose, Ampuero confronts issues such as gender violence,...

Buenos Aires, Argentina — Alongside a tide of pensioner rallies and a workers strike that crippled a day’s transportation, the 26th edition of the Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (Bafici) managed another explosive set of diverse screenings and industry discussions that wrapped on April 13, after 13 days of cinematic indulgence.

An awards ceremony, held at La Boca’s Usina del Arte Saturday evening, ushered in the final day of the buoyant affair, Laura Casabe’s “The Virgin of the Quarry Lake,” “Under the Flags, the Sun” from Juanjo Pereira, and Tomás Terzano’s latest short “The Banner,” (“El Banner”) taking top plaudits.

The meticulously curated program coaxed throngs of cinephiles to six arthouse and mainstream venues nestled in the heart of the city’s theater district, Teatro San Martin, acting as the event’s industry hub. The Museo del Cine, south-of-center, held special screenings and events in parallel. 298 films from...

The deep genre roots of Laura Casabé’s The Virgin of the Quarry Lake, adapted by Benjamin Naishtat from a series of horror stories by acclaimed Argentinian writer Mariana Enríquez, might not be immediately apparent. But well before Casabé delivers on the promise teased by some ominous mystical tropes, the story already feels more fraught and frightening than your typical coming-of-age drama. The way the film sees it, there’s no terror quite like a teenage girl with no outlet for her emotions.

The year is 2001, which doesn’t take long to discern given the sight of choker necklaces, Aim chats, and a big poster of Leonardo DiCaprio in The Beach plastered on a bedroom wall. But the real signs of the time that seep into the soul of 19-year-old Natalia (Dolores Oliviero) are more localized. As Argentina slumps into a devastating economic crisis, the manifestations of destitution and deprivation...

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has unveiled the ten-title official selection for its Next Wave Film Festival geared towards young filmmakers and audiences aged between 14 and 24.

The festival will run April 10-13 at TIFF’s Lightbox venue in Toronto.

Next Wave’s four Canadian premieres include Brides, the UK drama directed by Nadia Falls, which screened in the world cinema dramatic section at this year’s Sundance festival.

North American premieres in the official selection include US comedy-drama Pools, from writer-director Sam Hayes.

The line-up’s international premiere is US documentary Rape Play, directed by Gabriella Mykal.

Other events...

The Museum of Modern Art and Film at Lincoln Center has announced the full lineup for the 54th edition of New Directors/New Films, unspooling at MoMA on April 2–13.

The event, presenting 24 features and nine short films — including 20 North American or U.S. premieres — will open with Sarah Friedland’s Venice award-winner Familiar Touch and close with Alex Russell’s Lurker from Sundance and Berlin. Both are New York premieres.

Familiar Touch, Friedland’s debut, won three top prizes in the 2024 Venice Film Festival Orizzonti Competition and showcases an astonishing performance by Kathleen Chalfant.

Russell’s feature debut Lurker, is a tense thriller about the darker side of pop-star worship.

Films in the Nd/Nf program probe a diverse array of themes, including community and co-existence, family histories, the lives of artists, global political issues, and the complexities of youth and coming of age. A number of works experiment with hybrid forms,...

Fresh from winning the Grand Jury Prize for U.S. Documentary at Sundance, Seeds will germinate at True/False, the acclaimed documentary festival in Columbia, Mo. Brittany Shyne’s film, exploring the experience of Black farmers who till the soil in the South, bows on the festival’s opening night on Thursday, with additional screenings on Friday and on Sunday, the closing night of True/False.

“Seeds is such a beautiful film. It’s one of my absolute favorites in the lineup,” notes True/False Artistic Director Chloé Trayner. “I know I’m not meant to have favorites, but it’s just pure cinema.”

Long before the documentary’s premiere, it earned support from True/False. “Seeds was a part of our Rough Cut Retreat, which we run in partnership with Catapult Film Fund. And so Brittany brought the project to the retreat along with her editor Malika [Zouhali-Worrall], and we spent five days together,...

This century, Catalonia has emerged as a region with a rich filmmaking tradition, supported by public investment in local artists and production companies. This commitment to nurturing talent and fostering growth has led to significant developments in the region’s industry, culminating in a contemporary state of affairs that sees Catalonia involved in every part of the 2025 Berlin Film Festival, where Spain is the honorary EFM Country in Focus.

Four Catalan productions have been selected for the festival’s official program, highlighting the region’s creative prowess. Eva Libertad’s debut feature, “Deaf,” based on the director’s Goya-nominated short of the same name, will premiere in the Panorama section, while Lucía G. Romero’s “Close to September” will screen in the Berlinale Shorts section. Two Catalan films play in Generation Kplus: Robin Petré’s “Only On Earth” and Karen Joaquín and Uliane Tatit’s “Juanita.”

Catalonia’s presence similarly...

Like water taking the shape of any container in which it’s kept, Catalan cinema tends to work its way into every corner of a festival or marketplace in which it is present. This year’s European Film Market is no exception. Here’s a look at 10 Catalan titles set to make an impression at this year’s festival and market.

The highest profile appearance will be Eva Libertad’s debut feature, “Deaf,” based on a short of the same name, which world premieres in the Panorama section. Sold by Latido Films and produced by Distinto Films, A Contracorriente Films and Nexus CreaFilms, it’s based on Libertad’s Goya-nominated short of the same name.

Lucía G. Romero’s “Close to September” will world premiere in Berlinale Shorts. Produced by Escándalo Films, Filmax, Escac Films and Escac Studio, it centers on an imbalanced youthful romance.

Generation Kplus showcases two Catalan productions this year,...

A selection of Spanish titles being sold at the European Film Market.

“My Friend Eva,” Cesc Gay

A romantic comedy about Eva, who, after 20 years of marriage, seeks to rediscover love and passion, directed by “Truman” helmer Gay. “Cesc’s films are always highly anticipated. He’s a director who’s given us so much success in the past,” says the film’s sales agent.

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*”The Virgin of the Quarry Lake,” Laura Casabé

Set in 2001 Argentina, this film follows Natalia, who uses dark incantations to win back her love, leading to self-empowerment and a dramatic conclusion. A buzz title at last month’s Sundance market.

S.A. Filmax

*”Fury,” Gemma Blasco

A young actress, Alex, grapples with trauma and isolation after a New Year’s Eve assault. Her brother’s misguided support leads them down dark paths, while Alex finds solace in theatre. Headed to SXSW’s global program this year.

There's something special about a film that balances its elements just right to accomplish magic realism. Unfortunately, Laura Casabé's The Virgin of the Quarry Lake misses that balance. At moments, the horror film feels like it's trying to dabble in the surreal and the fantastical before it melts back into the skin of a tense teen drama. Set in 2001, The Virgin of the Quarry Lake turns a coming-of-age story into a supernatural tale of violence, but it's the muddying of genres that ultimately makes the film fall short of the massive potential it has.

The Virgin of The Quarry Lake, adapted from the short stories of Mariana Enríquez (Things We Lost in The Fire), recently celebrated its World Premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. It’s a simmering, atmospheric story that has horror in its heart but mostly plays like a brooding summer hangout with a group of girls on the verge of adulthood where the vibe is all wrong. It’s an Elevated Horror that spends the majority of its time in a coming-of-age story but packs a creeping cold open and a ripping finish.

Directed by Laura Casabé (The Returned) from a screenplay by Benjamin Naishtat (Rojo), this early 2000’s-timepiece follows a young girl caught in a love triangle with a boy and an older “more experienced” woman. In the heat of the Argentinian summer, Natalia (Dolores Oliverio) has fallen in love with Diego (Agustín Sosa). It would be a summer romance for the ages,...

The 22nd edition of the True/False Film Fest, kicking off Feb. 27, will feature a lineup of 30 feature documentaries and 24 short docs. The Columbia, Missouri-based four-day doc film festival will showcase eight Sundance 2025 films, including U.S. documentary prize winner “Seeds,” “Predators,” and “The Dating Game.”

The fest’s lineup includes seven world premieres, one international premiere, and three North American premieres. Fourteen of the True/False feature docus were made by first-time feature directors.

“This year’s films run the gamut when it comes to form, tone, and perspective, but the thing that unites them is their unwavering commitments to their artistic visions,” said True/False artistic director Chloé Trayner. “The lineup is a kaleidoscope of reflections on our modern world, embracing past, present, and future in beautiful, devastating, and hopeful ways. We can’t wait to share these films with our audience soon.”

Since launching in 2004, True/False...

Whatever summer temperature it is where the average person’s mind begins to warp and melt in the general heat-haze, “The Virgin of the Quarry Lake” is set permanently to that exact degree. You can feel the slow, sweaty adhesion of skin to every surface — or simply to itself — in Argentine director Laura Casabé’s unusual, genre-fusing film: a would-be summer romance that is repeatedly shaken from its languid, lovestruck daze by stark, uncanny surges of violence. Both a “Carrie”-esque tale of teenage urges so intense they swell into destructive chaos and a snapshot of a mismanaged country reaching a breaking point of public unrest, “Quarry Lake” bears the smart, politically conscious stamp of screenwriter Benjamin Naishtat (the celebrated director of “Rojo” amd “Puan”), though Casabé brings a distinct female gaze to the material.

Quietly frightening in its study of civility being set aside either for reasons of selfish desire or collective rebellion,...

A coming-of-age drama, often filled with instances of teen rebellion and exploring the tumultuous range of emotions associated with sexual awakening defines a pivotal period of transition and self-discovery. But when one mixes horror into this genre, a unique and often unsettling blend emerges, where the fears of the unknown external world mirror the internal turmoil of growing up. With The Virgin of the Quarry Lake, adapted from the fiction of Mariana Enriquez, director Laura Casabé carefully explores this intersection. She weaves a slow-burn teenage drama with local lore, capturing the anxieties of adolescence and mirroring the internal turmoil of growing up with the terrors of the uncharted territory beyond.

The Virgin of the Quarry Lake is set in a Buenos Aires neighbourhood during the 2001 crisis. Natalia, a reserved teenager, lives with her grandmother in a suburb and her carefree life revolves around chatting online with her group of female friends and Diego,...

Dolores Oliverio, Isabel Bracamonte, Candela Flores in The Virgin Of The Quarry Lake - Laura Casabé: 'I wanted kids who were from the suburbs, that was really important' Photo: Valeria Fiorini/Mostra Cine Sas, Ajimolido Films Srl, Caponeto and her friends have been hanging out with the attractive Diego (Agustín Sosa) but Natalia’s romantic aspirations hit trouble when an older woman, Silvia (Fernanda Echeverría) begins to command his attention. As tensions simmer the younger woman’s energies become channelled into something mysterious and dangerous. Director Laura Casabé draws on horror elements but marries them to strong social critique as things reach boiling point.

We caught up with Casabé ahead of the film’s world premiere at Sundance Film Festival when she explained she had long had an interest in Enriquez.

“I was always a big fan of Mariana Enriquez, particularly her books The Dangers Of Smoking In Bed and Things We.

Screen can reveal the first trailer for Casabé’s title, ahead of its world premiere at Sundance’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition on January 27.

A coming-of-age story blending terror, and personal trauma with folklore, Filmax-sold The Virgin Of The Quarry Lake is set against the backdrop of Argentina’s devastating 2001 crisis. This is the latest project from Laura Casabé, who won the Best Direction award at the Sitges Fantasy Film Festival in 2020 with her previous film, The Returned.

The film is produced by The returned same companies –Argentine Ajimolido Films and Mostra Cine–, in co-production with Spain’s Mr. Miyagi and Mexico’s Caponeto.

In Laura Casabé’s arresting “The Virgin of the Quarry Lake”, desire is so combustible it can alter, and reconfigure reality. Set in the early 2000s at the edges of Buenos Aires, the air is thick with sex, and erotic envy. An anxious craving for a physical experience perforates the movements and thoughts of the girls fronting the film.

Abandoned by her parents, Natalia (Dolores Oliviero) lives with her grandmother Rita (Luisa Merelas). She and her friends search for friendship and romance through online chat rooms. Through it, Natalia met Diego (Agustin Sosa) and has been utterly smitten since. However, Diego becomes the object of desire of the three girls. Natalia is sure of herself being romantically drawn to him, with whom she has had a longer, more intimate acquaintance. Her friend Josefina confides that she too is attracted to him. For her, it’s not love but a strong sexual thrust.

The Virgin of the Quarry Lake takes place in Buenos Aires, 2001, when three teenage girls all for the same guy. Laura Casabé (The Returned) directs the tense, socioeconomically attuned coming-of-age story from a Benjamin Naishtat (Rojo) script. The film screens as part of the World Dramatic Competition Below, Cinematographer Diego Tenorio (Tótem) talks about the detailed tests and planning that contributed to The Virgin of the Quarry Lake‘s look and adjusting to a shorter workday. See all responses to our annual Sundance cinematographer interviews here. Filmmaker: How and why did you wind up being the cinematographer of your film? What were […]

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The Virgin of the Quarry Lake takes place in Buenos Aires, 2001, when three teenage girls all for the same guy. Laura Casabé (The Returned) directs the tense, socioeconomically attuned coming-of-age story from a Benjamin Naishtat (Rojo) script. The film screens as part of the World Dramatic Competition Below, Cinematographer Diego Tenorio (Tótem) talks about the detailed tests and planning that contributed to The Virgin of the Quarry Lake‘s look and adjusting to a shorter workday. See all responses to our annual Sundance cinematographer interviews here. Filmmaker: How and why did you wind up being the cinematographer of your film? What were […]

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Films are made over many days, but some days are more memorable, and important, than others. Imagine yourself in ten years looking back on this production. What day from your film’s development, production or post do you think you’ll view as the most significant and why? We had gone through some very difficult days during the shoot. The assistant director had to leave the production, and several other issues arose that made us, as a team, rethink how to organize ourselves. The day after the assistant director left went very poorly—we didn’t even manage to film a scene. That’s why […]

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Films are made over many days, but some days are more memorable, and important, than others. Imagine yourself in ten years looking back on this production. What day from your film’s development, production or post do you think you’ll view as the most significant and why? We had gone through some very difficult days during the shoot. The assistant director had to leave the production, and several other issues arose that made us, as a team, rethink how to organize ourselves. The day after the assistant director left went very poorly—we didn’t even manage to film a scene. That’s why […]

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“The Virgin of the Quarry Lake,” the latest feature from “The Returned” helmer Laura Casabé, sets Argentina’s 2001 economic collapse against a mix of adolescent angst, unbridled desire and supernatural forces. Written by Argentinean filmmaker Benjamín Naishtat and drawn from author Mariana Enríquez’s short stories, the film is set to premiere at Sundance in the World Cinema Dramatic strand. It’s a global affair, co-produced by Spain, Argentina and Mexico involving Mostra Cine, Ajimolido Films, Caponeto and Mr. Miyagi Films.

Producers David Matamoros and Ángeles Hernández of Mr. Miyagi first encountered the project during the San Sebastián Film Festival’s Co-Production Forum. Already fans of Enríquez’s work, they were also aware of Casabé, following her prize-winning bow at the Sitges Film Festival with her debut, “The Returned.” Talks with the Argentine and Mexican teams soon led to their involvement.

“Once we signed in early 2022, it took over eight...

The Sundance Film Festival remains the largest independent film festival in the United States, and as was the case in both 2023 and 2024, the 2025 edition will be in a hybrid format, with screenings in Park City and Salt Lake City, Ut, along with limited selections available online for viewers across the United States. This provides cinephiles ample opportunity to check out some of the most exciting indie cinema that will be coming your way this year.

FandomWire is delighted to again be covering the Sundance Film Festival, but this year, for the first time in person in Park City, Utah! We will be reviewing many of the films we see on the ground, but for now, we wanted to let you know about some of the films we have gotten the opportunity to see early and you won’t want to miss.

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The long-awaited film by Flora Lau (Lux), Chloé Robichaud‘s take on a Quebec classic (1970’s Deux Femmes en or) in Two Women, Vladimir de Fontenay‘s sophomore feature Sukkwan Island and Argentina filmmaker Laura Casabé‘s thriller The Virgin of Quarry Lake (written by Benjamin Naishtat) are among the ten films selected for the World Cinema Dramatic Comp. Here are the ten:

Brides / U.K. — Two teenage girls in search of freedom, friendship, and belonging run away from their troubled lives with a misguided plan of traveling to Syria.…...

Catalan titles will be in no short supply at this year’s Cannes Festival and Marché du Film. Below, a near dozen titles that hope to impress at this year’s event.

“Blue Sun Palace,” (Constance Tsang)

Tsang’s debut feature, shot in New York, world premieres at this year’s Critics’ Week. Field Trip Media and Big Buddha Prods. produce this film about two migrants who work at a massage parlor in Queens. Co- produced by Catalonia’s Marta Cruañas (“Creature”).

Sales: Charades

“Daniela Forever,” (Nacho Vigalondo)

Vigalondo helms this English language romantic drama about loss and memory, reminiscent of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.” Producers include Mediacrest, Sayaka, XYZ Films, Wrong Men and Señor & Señora.

Sales: XYZ Films

“Misericordia,” (Alain Guiraudie)

French director Guiraudie, behind 2013 Queer Palm winner “Stranger by the Lake,” will bow his latest film in the Cannes Premiere section. This French-Catalan co-production received...

Catalonia has a rich filmmaking tradition backed by public investment in local artists and production companies. Four years ago, the region expanded its existing financing structures by launching its Minority Co-Production Fund. It’s now beginning to prove to be a success story.

The fund provides financing to films with at least one Catalan minority co-producer, showcasing the region’s talent and helping local companies grow their international networks.

Launched in 2020, the fund initially had a budget of €1.5 million ($1.6 million) ear- marked to support up to five high-end films annually. Since then, the number of projects backed has steadily increased, with total funding rising to €2 million ($2.2 million) annually, capped at €300,000 per title.

“When we launched, the goal was to provide Catalan producers with the best conditions and framework to enhance and promote their creative, professional and artistic exchanges in the international arena,” says Edgar Garcia, director of the governmental culture industry unit Icec,...

Expanding its lineup for Cannes this year, top Spanish indie studio Filmax has snagged international rights to feature “The Virgin of the Quarry Lake” by Laura Casabé, a notable figure in genre filmmaking who won the best director prize at Sitges in 2019 for “Los que vuelven” (aka “The Returned”).

The film has just been announced as one of highest-profile of five titles at a Ventana Sur Goes to Cannes showcase at this year’s Marché du Film.

It’s penned by Benjamin Naishtat, a major Argentine writer-director in his own right, and draws inspiration from two gripping short stories by genre writer Mariana Enríquez (“El Carrito” and “La Virgen De La Tosquera”).

Combining folklore, coming-of-age and social horror elements, the plot centers on Natalia, a recent high school graduate who finds herself deeply infatuated with Diego, a close childhood friend. However, their bond is tested when Silvia, older and worldlier,...

Ventana Sur heads to Cannes, revealing its selection for the dynamic Goes To showcase, which ushers-in a curated works-in-progress lineup to team international talent with sales agents, distributors and further festival programming opportunities.

The five projects selected represent some of the best from Ventana Sur’s annual film market in Buenos Aires, Latin America’s premier audiovisual event.

Figuring among the titles is “A House with Two Dogs” from Argentina’s Matías Ferreyra, “My Father Is A Nihonjin” from Brazil’s Celia Catunda, “Lovers’ Farewell With A Glance” from Mexican helmer Rigoberto Perezcano, “The Virgin of the Quarry Lake” directed by Argentina’s Laura Casabé and “The Drownings” from Ecuador auteurs Juanse Jácome and Víctor Mares.

Love, lore, family, ritual and suspense play pivotal narrative roles in the films centered in South America, Mexico and Spain, with two – “The Virgin of the Quarry Lake” and “A House With Two Dogs...

Buenos Aires — Mr. Miyagi Films co-founder David Matamoros, firmly established as one of Barcelona’s leading specialists in international film finance, is now in post-production on his solo feature directorial debut, “Astronaut” (“Astronauta”) as Matamoros explores novel movie financing sources as a producer while building co-productions across Europe and Latin America.

Produced by Mr. Miyagi, Sombra Cine and Mother Superior and backed by Spain’s Icaa, Argentina’s Incaa, Uruguay’s Pua and Catalan pubcaster TV3, “Astronaut” which is set for delivery in early 2024, weighs in as a queer romcom which questions classic romcom narratives, asking in a bigger picture what now form bedrock affective family relationships in a modern age.

Inspired by true events that actually happened to the director, Matamoros freely admits, “Astronaut” turns on David, an inveterate romantic film producer who organizes a trip down Route 66 with a stop in Las Vegas but is rejected by his...

Argentina’s Ajimolido Films and Mostra Cine, Mexico’s Beita also co-producing.

Ángeles Hernández and David Matamoros from Spain’s Mr Miyagi, a co-producer on Netflix hit and 2019 TIFF Midnight Madness audience winner The Platform, has announced on the first day of Ventana Sur that the company has come on board The Virgin Of The Quarry Lake (La Virgen De La Tosquera) from Laura Casabé, who presented The Returned at the market in 2019.

Mr Miyagi will co-produce Argentinian filmmaker Casabé’s next film alongside Argentina’s Ajimolido Films (The Returned) and Mostra Cine (Delfina Castagnino’s 2019 Mar del Plata best...

Hey L.A. If you're looking over your schedule for October and have any empty spots in between the 12th and 21st then look at Screamfest's program and catch a screening of two from their program. The in-person festival will open with Bridget Smith and Samuel Gonzalez Jr's The Retaliators. Other festival faves include Russian desktop thriller #Blue_Whale and the tremendous and subversive supernatural drama Nocturna: Side A - The Great Old Man’s Night from Argentina. Laura Casabe's The Returned has enjoyed a lengthy festival tour and a couple of American standouts form the circuit When I Consume You and What Josiah Saw have just started theirs. Those are some great choices. Everything you need to know is screamfestla.com. Screamfest® Horror Film Festival...

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Festival will go ahead with physical screenings (July 9-16) but without international guests.

South Korea’s Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (Bifan) has announced it will open this year’s edition with Korean high school horror franchise film, Whispering Corridors 6: The Humming.

In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, Asia’s largest genre film fest will be screening 212 films from 48 countries in a hybrid on-and-offline event (July 9-16). A total of 72 films will be making their world premieres at Bifan.

With South Korea requiring a mandatory two-week quarantine for arrivals from overseas, the festival is proceeding without any overseas guests and,...

Genre festival reveals masterclasses and film programme.

Horror Channel FrightFest (Aug 25-29) has unveiled the line-up of events and movies for its 2016 edition, set to be held at the Vue cinema in London’s Shepherds Bush.

Screen will host a panel on the future of the UK horror film industry, followed by the first Screen International Horror Rising Star Award [click here for the shortlist].

There will also be a horror writing master class with writer-director James Moran; a women in horror symposium; a special effects demo from maestro Dan Martin; and a discussion by filmmaker Paul Davis – who made John Landis approved doc Beware The Moon - marking the 35th anniversary of An American Werewolf In London.

The festival is also set to screen H.G. Lewis’ 1963 gore classic Blood Feast, which is getting a 4K restoration from Arrow.

The FrightFest audience will be the first in the UK to see The Neighbor, directed by Marcus Dunstan (The Collection).

The festival will also...

London-based genre festival to feature 19 world premieres and 35 UK & European premieres.

Horror Channel FrightFest has unveiled the line-up for its upcoming 17th edition, taking place at its new home of the Vue Shepherd’s Bush from Aug 25-29.

Sean Brosnan’s revenge thriller My Father Die [pictured] receives its European premiere as the opening film, while the UK premiere of Sang-ho Yeon’s Cannes title Train To Busan closes this year’s festival.

In total, the 62-strong feature line-up includes 19 world premieres and 35 UK & European premieres. Ivan Silvestrini’s Monolith, Tricia Lee’s creepy chiller Blood Hunters and Nick Jongerius’ gory The Windmill Massacre are among the world premieres.

Meanwhile, Adam Wingard’s eagerly anticipated The Woods will receive its European premiere in the Main Screen strand, playing alongside the likes of Stephen King adaptation Cell, Italian box office hit They Call Me Jeeg Robot and Cody Calahan’s Let Her Out.

Other Main Screen...

Previewing the annual Latin American sales jamboree

Glance at the current profile of foreign-language Oscar contenders and the winners’ roster at major international festivals this year and the march of Latin American cinema in 2015 is clear for all to see.

César Augusto Acevedo’s Land And Shade and Ciro Guerra’s The Embrace Of The Serpent, the newly minted Indie Spirit nominee, earned four awards in Cannes, while Jayro Bustamante’s Guatemala-France drama Ixcanul took honours in Berlin.

Add to that list El Clan, the Argentinian thriller that earned Pablo Trapero a Silver Lion in Venice, and producers, sale agents and festival programmers heading to Buenos Aires for Ventana Sur (November 30-December 4) have reason to be cheerful.

“What we have seen is more and more attention for Latin American films,” says Jerome Paillard, executive co-director of Ventana Sur, a collaboration between Argentina’s Incaa film promotion body and Cannes (Paillard also serves as executive director of the...

Organisers at the Buenos Aires-based genre sidebar have announced the Bloody Work In Progress entrants.

The filmmakers and their projects chosen by San Sebastian director-general José Luis Rebordinos are: Terror 5 (Argentina) from Sebastian Rotstein and Federico Roststien; Verónica (Mexico) from Carlos Algara and Alejandro Martinez Beltrán; A Percepçao De Medo (Uptake Fear, Brazil) from Kapel Furman and Armando Fonseca.

Rounding out the Bwip selections are Camaleón (Chamaleon, Chile) from Jorge Riquelme Serrano; La Valija De Benavidez (Argentina) from Laura Casabe; and Downhill (Chile) from Patricio Valladares.

The Ffip – Fantastic Films In Progress selections are: 3 Linea: Sanskara (Trinidad & Tobago) from Christopher Din Chong; Estrategia De Una Venganza (Colombia-Panama) from Carlo Carela; Dengue Alien – Noite De “Terror” (Mosquitoid, Brazil) from Marcos de Castro; Vida (Life, Colombia) from Carlos Santiago Amézquita Villamizar; and Ataúd Blanco (Argentina) from Daniel de la Vega.

Blood Window will run from November 30-December 4.